Cook County Crime
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Polaris stolen at Des Plaines construction siteJul 01, 2024 7:16 am - A Polaris Utility Task Vehicle was reported stolen recently in Des Plaines, police said in a news release. The theft occurred between 4:30 p.m.Tuesday, June 25, and 5 a.m...
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Chicago man accused of threats against public officials, Lake County CourthouseJun 29, 2024 3:03 pm - A Chicago man convicted in 2016 of making a terrorist threat directed at the Lake County courthouse again is being held for threatening the courthouse, authorities said Saturday.
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Carol Stream man ordered held pretrial in road-rage related shooting in home improvement store parking lotJun 29, 2024 1:16 pm - A Carol Stream man was ordered detained Saturday by a DuPage County judge in connection with a road rage-related shooting.
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Police: Man on parole for murder now faces gun chargeJun 28, 2024 8:06 pm - An Addison man on parole on a second-degree murder charge has been charged with possessing a loaded machine gun.
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Park Ridge police looking for carjacking suspectJun 28, 2024 10:01 am - Park Ridge police are looking for a carjacking suspect who held two women and a child at gunpoint late Thursday.
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Teenager charged in Northbrook armed robberiesJun 28, 2024 9:43 am - A Northbrook teenager is facing multiple armed robbery charges following an investigation into two holdups investigated by the Cook County sheriff’s office over the past week.
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He was sentenced to 5 years in prison. Why did he spend just 14 days behind bars?Jun 28, 2024 5:15 am - Jonathan Franco was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to reckless homicide in connection with a 2019 crash that killed a 35-year-old father from Carol Stream and then spent just 14 days behind bars. Here’s how that happened.
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Pot, scale found during Des Plaines traffic stopJun 27, 2024 6:10 am - A Milwaukee man was arrested Sunday night after Des Plaines police found cannabis in his SUV.
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Three men identified in Elgin double murder-suicideJun 26, 2024 3:37 pm - The Kane County coroner has released the identifies of three people killed in a double-murder-suicide in Elgin in May.
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‘Evil and manipulative’: Families outraged after Highland Park suspect backs out of plea dealJun 26, 2024 9:47 am - With family members of victims and survivors looking on, the suspect in the mass shooting at Highland Park’s 2022 Independence Day parade backed out of plea agreement Wednesday morning that would have sent him to prison for the rest of his life.